Firm founded by former Homeland Security director to examine Port Authority security

John O'Boyle/The Star-LedgerThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will enter into a no-bid contract with a consulting firm founded by New Jersey's former top federal prosecutor, Michael Chertoff.

The Chertoff Group will review security at the bi-state agency in a deal worth up to $300,000, the report said. Chertoff, an Elizabeth native, was the top federal law enforcement official in New Jersey from 1990 to 1994 and later served as a federal judge for two years before his appointment to lead Homeland Security in 2005.